chinese novel
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Dou Zhao avoided her aunt and ran pitter-patter towards Third Aunt. Her aunt was stunned. Third Aunt smiled broadly as she picked up Dou Zhao: “Madam Zhao, the child is still too young and doesn’t understand anything. She can’t be separated from her familiar maids and servants. If she gets frightened, it would be troublesome.…
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The warmth from the heater rose, creating a cozy and intimate atmosphere that made one feel languid. People seemed to react half a beat slower than usual. Inside Tao Zhi’s mind, it felt like a pot of porridge was simmering. Set on low heat, the water slowly boiled until the pure white grains of rice…
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Before going to Shanghai, Zhan Xi had dreamed about spending weekends there visiting Little Fish for three days and two nights. After visiting Shanghai, she completely gave up on this idea after realizing how exhausting Luo Jingyu’s coursework really was. That day at the hotpot restaurant, she added Shao Jie and others on WeChat, doubling…
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After giving his honest evaluation, Yan Cheng lowered his eyes, his gaze shifting slightly downward. Then he suddenly paused, pressing his lips together slightly. It was as if the nurse’s initial rush to share the news had never happened, becoming like a fleeting cloud. He belatedly realized this and slowly bent down. His peach blossom…
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Back in the main room, Father asked Dou Zhao to write her name. In her previous life, Dou Zhao had studied “Biographies of Exemplary Women” and “Precepts for Women” with an old Confucian scholar invited by Grandfather. While she could manage account books, she wasn’t particularly scholarly. Seeing Father’s elegant and beautiful small regular script,…
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Xiao Jie thought for a moment, recalling everything he had just seen. Then he hesitated before speaking: “I don’t know what she was doing.” Those neatly written numbers – he recognized each one individually, but put together, he couldn’t understand any of them. He saw that Bai Lian was wearing a middle school uniform, so…
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The next morning, Luo Jingyu arrived at class right on time again. The older women quietly chuckled as he pulled his homework out of his bag, his heart racing. Sure enough, when Teacher Xu Qingyan received his single pressed cordyceps flower, she frowned and held out her hand: “Why is there only one? Where’s the…
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The Olympiad Winter Training Camp selected a different school as their training location each year, and this year it happened to be held at Imperial Affiliated High School. The scope and depth of the final exam’s content were far beyond the difficulty of college entrance exams, let alone the midterm exam’s high school second-year knowledge…
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Dou Zhao smiled playfully as she let go of Dou Ming’s hair, but then poked her face. Wang Yingxue’s heart leaped to her throat, and she hurriedly said, “Sister is still little, you can’t poke her face!” Her voice was unavoidably sharp. Dou Zhao then went to play with her sister’s little hands. She must…
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In the midst of a noisy dinner gathering, Yan Cheng, who had been lounging around casually, suddenly stood up. His usual nonchalant smile vanished as his jaw tightened, leaving his face devoid of expression. Although the air conditioning kept the room cool, sweat beaded on his forehead. As he pushed his chair back, the movement…